* * * Holy Women of the Syrian Orient Translated from English by Gheorghe Fedorovici The fifteen hagiographies about holy women of the Syrian Orient collected here date from the fourth to seventh centuries, A.D. This collection of Saints’ Lives has been prompted by two concerns: first, that the heritage of the Syrian churches should be more easily accessible to the wider public, and second, that needed sources on women should become available. The women whose stories we have included are generally little known today even to scholars, though some were major figures in their day or figures of great popularity in the medieval cult of saints. Some of their stories are legendary in character, some are historical; both instances reveal the variety and frequency of women’s contribution to the religious life of their communities and the larger Christian sphere. Format: 13 x 20 cm, 286 p. ISBN: 973-7740-78-5 «« back